The incredible Internet Craftsmanship Museum celebrates the passion, precision, and "craftsman's touch" as embodied by "anything from furniture to stained glass to a clock to a model steam engine." Seen here, Roger Ronnie's miniature 1896 Bergmann pistol and Iqbal Ahmed's Victoria horizontal steam engine with working boiler. The virtual museum, and its real world counterpart in Vista, California, was founded by Joe Martin, owner of machine tool manufacturer Sherline Products.
From the Museum's Welcome page:
While good machinery can produce parts of great consistency and accuracy when properly operated, without the craftsman's touch the results will be acceptable but not noteworthy. Pieces that truly grab our attention and admiration go beyond the minimum of what is required to add what we can only call the "craftsman's touch"… This museum will feature works that represent the spirit and skill of individuals; not committees or manufacturing companies. These projects were built by people with skilled hands and brains, but, most importantly, they were built for the love of doing it. Coming from the hands, the brain and the heart, they should be judged not just as a collection of parts, but rather as art.
Link (via MAKE: Blog)
